Atherton High School
Free schools · 561 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
Community special school
Newbridge Learning Community
- Pupils on roll
- 83of 88 places
- Free school meals
- 74.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 21
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 27 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Kingshill School (URN 132156); Highlea Secondary School (URN 132157).
What the data says
Of the 15 pupils who finished Year 11 at Newbridge Learning Community in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 20% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Newbridge Learning Community is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 18.9, 0% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wigan and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Newbridge Learning Community | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 15 | 3,620 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 73% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 53% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 20% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Newbridge Learning Community | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 18.9 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.55 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 71% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 17.5 | 33.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 22.3 | 47.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 21 | 100% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 29% |
| Mathematics | 21 | 100% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 0% |
| English Literature | 18 | 86% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 22% |
| Combined Science | 15 | 71% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| Art and Design | 5 | 24% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| History | 5 | 24% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Design and Technology | 4 | 19% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 4 | 19% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Geography | 4 | 19% | 41% | — | 25% | — |
| Physical Education | 2 | 10% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 5% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 5 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 3 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Wigan
Bedford High School
Community school · 1,111 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
Cansfield High School
Community school · 974 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.4
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Academy sponsor led · 692 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.7
Dean Trust Wigan
Academy sponsor led · 715 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.1
Fred Longworth High School
Academy converter · 1,283 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.